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5-letter words (3 found)

LUNAR,ULNAR,URNAL,

4-letter words (6 found)

LARN,LUNA,NURL,RAUN,ULAN,ULNA,

3-letter words (8 found)

ALU,LAR,LUN,LUR,NUR,RAN,RUN,URN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AL,AN,AR,LA,NA,NU,UN,UR,

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All 5 letters words made out of lunar

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Definitions and meaning of lunar

lunar

Etymology

From Middle English lunar (shaped like the crescent moon), from Latin lūnāris (of or pertaining to the moon, lunar) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (lunar)), from lūna (the Moon; crescent shape) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright; to shine)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈl(j)uːnə/
  • (General American) enPR: lo͞o'nər, IPA(key): /ˈlunɚ/
  • Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: lun‧ar

Adjective

lunar (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
    Synonyms: lunarlike, (obsolete) lunary, moonish, moonlike, moonly, moony, selenic
    Alternative form: Lunar
  2. Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
  3. Extremely high.
  4. (chiefly historical) (Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties.
  5. (alchemy, chemistry, historical) Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists).
  6. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

Antonyms

  • solar

Derived terms

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Translations

Noun

lunar (plural lunars)

  1. (anatomy) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
    Synonyms: intermedium, lunar bone, semilunar
  2. (nautical, navigation) An observation of a lunar distance (the angle between the Moon and another celestial body), especially for establishing the longitude of a ship at sea.

Derived terms

  • (anatomy): scapholunar

References

Further reading

  • Moon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • lunar (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • ulnar, urnal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [luˈnar]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [luˈna]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [luˈnaɾ]

Adjective

lunar m or f (masculine and feminine plural lunars)

  1. lunar

Related terms

  • lluna

Further reading

  • “lunar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “lunar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “lunar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “lunar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish lunar (mole).

Noun

lunar

  1. (anatomy) mole

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnāris. Compare the inherited luar.

Adjective

lunar m or f (plural lunares)

  1. lunar

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark

Further reading

  • “lunar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈnaːɐ̯/

Adjective

lunar (strong nominative masculine singular lunarer, not comparable)

  1. lunar
    Synonym: lunarisch

Declension

Derived terms

  • Lunarorbit
  • semilunar
  • translunar
  • zirkumlunar

Further reading

  • “lunar” in Duden online
  • “lunar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧nar

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin lūnāris. Doublet of luar.

Adjective

lunar m or f (plural lunares)

  1. lunar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lunar, from Latin lūnāris.

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark

Further reading

  • “lunar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunaire, from Latin lunaris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈnar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: lu‧nar

Adjective

lunar m or n (feminine singular lunară, masculine plural lunari, feminine and neuter plural lunare)

  1. lunar
    Synonym: selenar
  2. monthly

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lūnāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈnaɾ/ [luˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: lu‧nar

Adjective

lunar m or f (masculine and feminine plural lunares)

  1. lunar

Derived terms

Noun

lunar m (plural lunares)

  1. mole, birthmark, beauty mark
  2. polka dot

Related terms

Further reading

  • “lunar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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